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history talks and events 31 Oct - 6 Nov 2016

25/10/2016

Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 31 October - 6 November 2016

Note that there may be a small charge for some of these events, and some may be for members only. We will be publishing lists of upcoming talks and events regularly - if you are organising a talk or event relating to Scottish genealogy or history, please let us know and we will be happy to add your events to our list.

Monday, October 31 2016, 5.30 pm

The Public History of Scotland and Caribbean Slavery

Louise Welsh (Glasgow), Stephen Mullen (Glasgow) and Michael Hopcroft (Glasgow Caledonian)

Venue: Room 202, 3 University Gardens, Glasgow

Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies

Monday, October 31 2016, 7.30 pm

John Tweedie Memorial Lecture, It’s A Dogs Life

Hamish Coghill

Venue: Gibson Craig Memorial Hall, Lanark Road West, Currie

Currie & District Local History Society

Monday, October 31 2016, 7.30 pm

Photographs of Cupar

Allan Carr

Venue: Age Concern Building, Provost Wynd, Cupar

Cupar Heritage

Tuesday, November 1 2016, 1 pm

“Imprest on vellum": Lowland language and the early American republic, c. 1800-1830

Sean Murphy (University of St Andrews)

Venue: Room G16, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, William Robertson Wing, Old Medical School

Scottish Centre for Diaspora Studies

Diaspora Studies Graduate Workshop Series

Tuesday, November 1 2016, 5.30 pm

Memory and the work of forgetting: telling protest in rural England

Dr Carl Griffin, Reader in Historical Geography, University of Sussex

Venue: Ross House, Dornoch

University of the Highlands and Islands Centre for History

This paper offers an initial attempt to think through how, against markers of traumatic pasts, English rural communities in the long eighteenth century attempted both to forget and to reinscribe the past in usable ways.

Tuesday, November 1 2016, 6.45 pm for 7.15 pm

The Life of Eric Liddell

Sue Caton

Venue: Morningside Parish Church Hall

Morningside Heritage Association

Tuesday, November 1 2016, 7.00 pm - 9.00 pm

Bangour War Hospital (incl. Hopetoun and Polkemmet Aux. Hospitals) WWI

Sybil Cavanagh

Venue: Lanthorn Community Education Complex, Kenilworth Rise, Livingston EH54 6JL

West Lothian Family History Society

Tuesday, November 1 2016, 7.30 pm

From Cannon to Steam Propulsion

Professor Michael Moss

Venue: Fairweather Hall, Barrhead Road, Newton Mearns, G77 6BB

Mearns History Group

The origins of Clyde Engineering.

Tuesday, November 1 2016, 7.30 pm

The Victoria Cross

Alexander Hall

Venue: Kilmarnock College, Hill Street, Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock & District History Group

£2 donation for non-members

Wednesday, November 2 2016, 2 pm - 3 pm

The Argyll Papers

Alison Diamond

Venue: New Register House, Princes Street, Edinburgh

National Records of Scotland

Professor Allan Macinnes (Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Strathclyde and expert on Highland history), has described the Argyll Papers held at Inveraray Castle as ‘one of the most important private archives in Britain.’ Alison will talk about the archives, their history and content, and the current focus on raising the profile of the collection and making it more accessible. She will speak about the forthcoming partnership project with Argyll and Bute Council, Written in the Landscape, which will catalogue collections of family papers and conserve the maps and plans held at Inveraray Castle, working with local communities and heritage centres throughout Argyll. (New Register House)

Wednesday, November 2 2016, 4 pm

Lochbrown Landscape Proect: the hidden archaeology of a prehistoric landscape

Kirsty Millican, HES

Venue: Lecture Theatre (109), Gregory Building

University of Glasgow

Wednesday, November 2 2016, 7.30 pm

Art and Architecture in Neolithic Orkney: Process, Temporality and Context

Dr Antonia Thomas

Venue: Orkney College

Orkney Archaeology Society

Launch of Dr. Antonia Thomas' exciting new book on Neolithic Art, plus the chance to buy the book at a discount.

Thursday, November 3 2016, 7 pm

Annual General Meeting + When, how and why Scottish Burials changed dramatically

Dr Ed Small

Venue: The 252 Memorial Hall, Betson Street, Markinch

Markinch Heritage Group

Free to members and £2 for non members

Thursday, November 3 2016, 7.30 pm

Ken the Horse of Hawick

Ian Landles BEM

Coldstream and District Local History Society

Thursday, November 3 2016, 7.30 pm

John Sutherland

Todd Warnock

Venue: Royal Dornoch Golf Club

Dornoch Heritage Society

Friday, November 4 2016, 11.00 am

S R Crockett: Penicuik Minister and Best Selling Author

Pam Stell

Venue: National Mining Memorial Centre, Lady Victoria Colliery, Newtongrange, Dalkeith EH22 4QN

National Mining Museum Scotland

Saturday, November 5 2016, 10 am - 12 pm

Annual Coffee Morning

Venue: Dunn Memorial Hall, Largs

North Ayrshire Family History Society

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History talks and events 24 - 30 October 2016

18/10/2016

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Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 24 - 30 October 2016

Note that there may be a small charge for some of these events, and some may be for members only. We will be publishing lists of upcoming talks and events regularly - if you are organising a talk or event relating to Scottish genealogy or history, please let us know and we will be happy to add your events to our list.

Monday, October 24 2016, 7.30 pm

Scottish Fire / New Year Celebrations

Alastair Walker

Venue: Murthly Village Hall

West Stormont Historical Society

Preceded by AGM

Tuesday, October 25 2016, 7.30 pm

Dundonald Castle

Venue: West Kilbride Community Centre, Corse Street, West Kilbride, KA23 9AX

West Kilbride Civic Society

Wednesday, October 26 2016, 4 pm

Not Like the Others: the excavation of an 18th century Inuit sod house

Patrick Jolicoeur, University of Glasgow

Venue: Lecture Theatre (109), Gregory Building

University of Glasgow

Wednesday, October 26 2016, 5 pm

Traditionalising Empire: Imperial Commodities in Gaelic Popular Culture

Dr Domhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig UHI

Venue: Ross House, Dornoch

University of the Highlands and Islands Centre for History

This seminar examines how imperial commodities found a place within the domestic popular culture of the people of the Highlands from the seventeenth century onwards, at first as exotic, fashionable curiosities, then increasingly as household necessities. See the Centre for History website for details and to book a place/VC connection.

Wednesday, October 26 2016, 7.30 pm

Scott as a Literary Reviewer

David McClay

Venue: Volunteer Hall, Galashiels

Old Gala Club

Wednesday, October 26 2016, 9.30 am - 4.30 pm

Highland Life in the 18th Century

Venue: Am Fasgadh Collection, Highland Folk Museum, Newtonmore

Highland Folk Museum

Following a highly successful seminar in 2015, which celebrated the museum’s 80th year, we are delighted to invite you to our next seminar, which explores Highland life in the Eighteenth Century. The seminar will be held in the Am Fasgadh collections’ facility, in amongst the museum’s collection, which has recently been acknowledged as a Recognised Collection of National Significance. Our prominent panel of speakers will cover topics exploring aspects of life in the 1700s including Sports and Pastimes, Livestock Improvement and Changes in Vernacular Furniture. A fascinating insight into how our ancestors lived and worked. Early bird tickets £22.50. Students £17.50. Adults £27.50. Click here to order tickets online. Lunch included, as well as a curatorial tour of the collection. Contact: Rachel Chisholm 01540 673551 [email protected]

Thursday, October 27 2016

The Loans Smugglers – An Update

Francis Wilkins

Venue: Blue Room, Town Hall, Ayr

Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society

Thursday, October 27 2016, 2 pm - 4 pm

Find Your Ain Folk Drop in Service

Venue: Community Room, Largs Library, Allanpark Street, Largs

North Ayrshire Family History Society

Thursday, October 27 2016, 5.15 pm for 5.30 pm

Usurpations [and] infringements”: The Earldom of Mar in the 15th Century

Ms Katy Jack (University of Stirling)

Venue: New Seminar Room, St John’s House, 71 South Street, St Andrews

Institute of Scottish Historical Research

Thursday, October 27 2016, 6 pm - 7.30 pm

Newhailes: Exploring the 1797 Inventory

Ian Gow, chief curator emeritus, NTS

Venue: Newhailes House, Newhailes Road, Musselburgh, EH21 6RY

Newhailes House

£8, including complimentary glass of wine. Limited space, book online

Thursday, October 27 2016, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm

Hidden Treasures of Glasgow in Pictures

David Walker

Venue: Glen Halls, Neilston

Barrhead & Neilston Historical Association

Thursday, October 27 2016, 7.45 pm

Drymen & District's Early Postal Service

John Mitchell

Venue: Drymen Village Hall, Main Street, Drymen, Glasgow, G63 0BP

Drymen & District Local History Society

Saturday, October 29 2016, 11 am - 2 pm

Brochtoberfest

Venue: St Magnus Centre, Kirkwall

Orkney Archaeology Society

Everything you ever wanted to know about brochs but were too afraid to ask. Discussion to be led by Martin Carruthers, site director, The Cairns; Kenneth McElroy and Iain Maclean, Caithness Broch Project; Amanda Brend and James Moore, ORCA

Saturday, October 29 2016, 2 pm

Guided Tour of Chapelton of Elsick

Dominic Fairlie

Venue: Chapelton of Elsick, near Newtonhill

Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland

Pioneered by the Duke of Fife, this new but traditional-styled town is nearing completion. Developer Dominic Fairlie will explain its ethos (£12.00 including tea). To book your place please contact the AHSS National Office: [email protected] | 0131 557 0019

Saturday, October 29 2016, 2 pm

Raising Community Flags in Scotland

Philip Tibbets

Venue: Royal Scots Club, Abercromby Place, Edinburgh

The Heraldry Society of Scotland

Sunday, October 30 2016

The Great Disruption of 1843 and the Wider Religious Implications

Kenneth Mclean

Venue: Corn Exchange & Ormiston Institute, Market Square, Melrose, TD6 9PN

Borders Family History Society

Kenneth McLean will talk about the Disruption nationally and in the Borders looking at the make-up of Scottish religious life and the United Secession, Relief and United Presbyterian churches in the middle decades of the 1800s.

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History talks and events 17 - 23 October 2016

11/10/2016

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Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 17 - 23 October 2016

Note that there may be a small charge for some of these events, and some may be for members only. We will be publishing lists of upcoming talks and events regularly - if you are organising a talk or event relating to Scottish genealogy or history, please let us know and we will be happy to add your events to our list.

Monday, October 17 2016, 1 pm

'Toil and Care under the Scorching Sun': Scots in Jamaica, 1776-1838

Dr Stephen Mullen (University of Glasgow)

Venue: Room G16, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, William Robertson Wing, Old Medical School

Scottish Centre for Diaspora Studies

Diaspora Studies Graduate Workshop Series

Monday, October 17 2016, 7.30 pm

The Gretna Rail Crash Disaster

Ken Nisbet

Venue: Kelvinside Academy, Glasgow

Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society

Monday, October 17 2016, 7.30 pm

Singer Hub Camera Club - Scottish Waters and views

Nan Caldwell and Jack Morrison

Venue: Morison Memorial Church, Dumbarton Road, Clydebank

Clydebank Local History Society

Monday, October 17 2016, 7.30 pm

The Battle of Pinkie Cleuch

Arran Johnston

Venue: Gibson Craig Memorial Hall, Lanark Road West, Currie

Currie & District Local History Society

Monday, October 17 2016, 7-9 pm

18th Century - Town or Country, Everyone Knew their Place

Venue: Augustine Church, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh

Scottish Genealogy Society

Tuesday, October 18 2016, 7 pm for 7.30 pm

The Herschel Family

David Gavine

Venue: Museum of Communication, 131 High Street, Burntisland KY3 9AA

Museum of Communication

£4 members, £5 non-members

Tuesday, October 18 2016, 7.30 pm

Halloween

John Burnett

Venue: Kilmarnock College, Holehouse Rd, Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock & District History Group

£2 donation for non-members

Wednesday, October 19 2016, 12 pm - 1 pm

The Records of Arisaig House 1850-1993

Venue: Lochaber Archive Centre

Highland Archive Service

A talk on the papers held at Lochaber Archive Centre relating to the history of the Arisaig Estate. Suggested donation £3

Wednesday, October 19 2016, 2 pm

Dundee Poor’s House

Walter Dunn

Venue: Monifieth Community Cabin, South Union Street, DD5 4JG

Monifieth Local History Society

Wednesday, October 19 2016, 4 pm

Revolutionary Chronologies: Recreating Ancient Histories with the Bayesian Approach

Tony Krus (SUERC Radiocarbon Laboratory)

Venue: Lecture Theatre (109), Gregory Building

University of Glasgow

Wednesday, October 19 2016, 7.30 pm

Conscripts; The Forgotten Men of the Great War

Dr Craig Haggart, University of Glasgow

Venue: Best Western Eglinton Arms Hotel, Eaglesham

Eaglesham History Society

Non-members welcome, £3 on the door

Wednesday, October 19 2016, 7.30 pm

Thomas Muir of Huntershill; The Father of Scottish Democracy

Don Martin and Jimmy Watson

Venue: Bo'ness Library, Scotland's Close, Bo'ness

West Lothian History and Amenity Society

Wednesday, October 19 2016, 7.30 pm

Voices of Lilliesleaf: The importance of oral history

Ian MacDougal

Venue: Selkirk Parish Church Hall

Selkirkshire Antiquarian Society

Annual Membership £6 per year. Non member £2 per event. For enquiries about the meetings or the Antiquarian Society please contact Jamie McIntyre [email protected]

Wednesday, October 19 2016, 7.30 pm

Emanuel Nunnery

Laurie Alexander

Venue: Falkirk Trinity Church

Falkirk Local History Society

Thursday, October 20 2016

Workshop

Venue: Heritage Centre, Paisley

Renfrewshire Family History Society

Thursday, October 20 2016

Members Night

Venue: Portland Church hall

Troon & Ayrshire Family History Society

Thursday, October 20 2016, 2 pm

Perthshire and the Suffragettes

Ajay Close

Venue: Soutar Theatre, Perth

Friends of PKC Archives

£5 for non-members

Thursday, October 20 2016, 7 pm

The Man's the Gowd

Dr James A Begg

Venue: Rothesay House, Cumnock

Cumnock History Group

Dr James A Begg – presents an illustrated talk on the family research that led to his Scots historical novel The Man's the Gowd - on the hard lives and struggles to survive of the common folk of upland Ayrshire over 300 years from the Covenanters to the start of the 20th Century.

Thursday, October 20 2016, 7.30 pm

Sundials of Scotland

Dennis Cowan

Venue: Abbey Church Hall, Abbey Park Place, Dunfermline

Dunfermline Historical Society

Visitors are charged a fee of £2.00 per meeting and are made very welcome.

Thursday, October 20 2016, 7.30 pm

Diary of an Engineer

Bruce Field

Venue: Royal Dornoch Golf Club

Dornoch Heritage Society

Thursday, October 20 2016, 7.30 pm

The Battle of the Somme

Ruth Duncan

Venue: MacRobert Hall, The Square, Tarland

Cromar History Group

Ruth Duncan, the curator of the Gordon Highlanders Museum in Aberdeen will talk about the part played in the Battle of the Somme by the men of the Gordon Highlanders Regiment

Thursday, October 20 2016, 7.30 pm

The Revenant: an exploration of Scotland's walking dead

Dr Louise Yeoman

Venue: Haddington Town House

Haddington's History Society

Friday, October 21 2016, 7.30 pm

Set in Stone- The Geology and Landscapes of Scotland

Alan McKirdy

Venue: Aytoun Hall, High Street, Auchterarder

Auchterarder and District Local History Association

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History talks and events 10 - 16 October 2016

4/10/2016

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Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 10 - 16 October 2016

Note that there may be a small charge for some of these events, and some may be for members only. We will be publishing lists of upcoming talks and events regularly - if you are organising a talk or event relating to Scottish genealogy or history, please let us know and we will be happy to add your events to our list.

Monday, October 10 2016, 12:30- 1:00pm

Make a Roundhouse

Venue: Elgin Museum, 1 High Street, Elgin, Moray, IV30 1EQ

The Moray Society

Family events with our Education/Outreach Worker: Drop in (not drop off!). Free, donations welcome. Booking not required. Ticket price Free Booking: Phone: 01343 543675 Email: [email protected] Website: www.elginmuseum.org.uk

Monday, October 10 2016, 7 pm for 7.30 pm

Pipers in World War I

Alister Mcewen

Venue: Drummond Community High School, Bellevue Place, Edinburgh

Broughton History Society

Non-members, £2.00.

Monday, October 10 2016, 7.30 pm

Open Evening

Venue: Luncarty Church Centre

West Stormont Historical Society

Tuesday, October 11 2016, 10.15 - 11.45 am

U3A Family History Group

Venue: Turriff Library, Grange Villa, The Square, Turriff, AB43 5AE

Aberdeenshire Libraries

For further details, please contact Turriff Library.

Tuesday, October 11 2016, 7 pm for 7.30 pm

Sir William Topaz McGonagall – The World's Worst Poet and his Rhyming Opinion of Montrose

Steve Nicoll

Venue: Montrose Museum, Panmure Place, Montrose DD10 8HE

Montrose Natural History and Antiquarian Society

£3 for non-members

Tuesday, October 11 2016, 7.30 pm

Records in the Special Collection of St Andrews University

Maia Sheridan

Venue: Volunteer House (Vonef Centre) in 69 Crossgate Cupar KY15 5AS

Fife Family History Society

Tuesday, October 11 2016, 7.30 pm

Bombs Over Britain: WWII and the NE of Scotland

Barry Robertson

Venue: Buchan Hotel, Ellon

Ellon and District Heritage Society

Entrance £3

Tuesday, October 11 2016, 7.30 pm

My Ancestors got into Trouble: Court, Kirk Sessions and Scandal

June Wiggins

Venue: Community Room, Largs Library, Allanpark Street, Largs

North Ayrshire Family History Society

Tuesday, October 11 2016, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm

The Forth and Clyde Canal: Past, Present and Future

Tommy Lawton

Venue: Masonic Halls, Collier Street, Johnstone

Johnstone Historical Society

Wednesday, October 12 2016, 12:30- 1:00pm

Make a Pictish/Roman brooch

Venue: Elgin Museum, 1 High Street, Elgin, Moray, IV30 1EQ

The Moray Society

Wednesday, October 12 2016, 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm

The Assassination Of President Kennedy

Roy Johnstone

Venue: Kincardine Community Centre - Hepburn Room

Kincardine-on-Forth Local History Group

Wednesday, October 12 2016, 4 pm

Scottish Iron Age iron production and use, c800 BC to AD 800

Gemma Cruickshanks, NMS

Venue: Lecture Theatre (109), Gregory Building

University of Glasgow

Wednesday, October 12 2016, 6.30 pm

Henry Taylor Wyse (1870-1951): Teacher, Artist, Craftsman

Elizabeth Cumming & Heather Jack

Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee

Abertay Historical Society

Wednesday, October 12 2016, 7.00 pm

Edinburgh from the air: historical insights

Lesley Ferguson of Historic Environment Scotland

Venue: Augustine Church, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh

The Old Edinburgh Club

Lectures are free to members and open to non-members paying a small fee (currently £5.00).